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near to date has been through a tax cap. a lot of other budget cuts. the things that teachers actually need to do, work together, use the standard as a guideline on a straitjacket, have curriculum, method not happen. in a couple places it did, in a lot of places it did not. the big mistake that both the federal government made and other people -- king would say to you, i was sick and tired of telling people what to do and then not doing it. that is not your job to tell people what to do. your job is to help navigate people through this again actual ship. consequently, last year, new york, there were elementary schools these tests. a lot of people were not prepared. the question is, how did they actually know the exact number? it creates teachers draft. you can actually figure out what the cut scores were and how to align it. between the lack of preparation for teachers, the lack of communication with parents, and the sense that you are using the data, using the kids' data, and you know exactly where the scores will come in. this year, what has happened
near to date has been through a tax cap. a lot of other budget cuts. the things that teachers actually need to do, work together, use the standard as a guideline on a straitjacket, have curriculum, method not happen. in a couple places it did, in a lot of places it did not. the big mistake that both the federal government made and other people -- king would say to you, i was sick and tired of telling people what to do and then not doing it. that is not your job to tell people what to do. your...
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k stone.this from mar guest: i think tax expenditures is a big problem. there are tax revenues that we should be taking in which we are not because we are subsidizing a significant amount of what some have termed corporate welfare. billions of dollars to the oil and gas industry, they are making record profits. the tax expenditures are costing the american people in ways that are problematic. host: what would you cut the besides defense? guest: revenues that we have lost that would otherwise should take in. other than defense, there is waste and inefficiencies in a wide range of domestic spending programs. i am willing to take a look at almost everything. i think the demonization of social security and medicaid are inappropriate. they are not responsible for the deficit problem we have right now. ronald reagan in a debate with walter mondo and clear social security has nothing to do with the deficit. it was true then and it is true now. att in plano, texas. caller: thank you for taking my call. food stamps is not one of the areas that needs to be cut. it
k stone.this from mar guest: i think tax expenditures is a big problem. there are tax revenues that we should be taking in which we are not because we are subsidizing a significant amount of what some have termed corporate welfare. billions of dollars to the oil and gas industry, they are making record profits. the tax expenditures are costing the american people in ways that are problematic. host: what would you cut the besides defense? guest: revenues that we have lost that would otherwise...
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in this includes the tax benefits markedly and this has been a laudable accomplishment. but it also increases the income level at which people can get these american opportunity tax credit all the way up to $180,000. we ran from the 80th percentile to the 95th percentile. .. >> leslie one of you mentioned the cost of books for students. we filed some legislation trying to get the textbook materials more accessible to online to reduce the cost. can anyone speak to the cost of high textbooks? >> acosta of textbooks definitely has increased over the last number of years and goes up every year. most institutions that i am familiar with have a variety of ways that students can get those books. we implemented a program they kiev rent the textbooks so we always have the buyback provision to bring them back at the end of the semester. they can read to them. they have the opportunity to purchase a textbook as a nod to college provider right now what we have not been able to solve is the community college students who want to buy books electronically ian to provide them money up f
in this includes the tax benefits markedly and this has been a laudable accomplishment. but it also increases the income level at which people can get these american opportunity tax credit all the way up to $180,000. we ran from the 80th percentile to the 95th percentile. .. >> leslie one of you mentioned the cost of books for students. we filed some legislation trying to get the textbook materials more accessible to online to reduce the cost. can anyone speak to the cost of high...
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and because even with strengthened that safety net and extended pro-work and pro-family tax credits, a recent study found that the poverty rate has fallen by 40% since the 1960s. and these endeavors didn't just make us a better country. they reaffirmed we're a great country. so we can make a difference on this. in fact, that's our generation's task, to rebuild america's economic and civic foundation to continue the expansion of an opportunity for this generation and the next generation. and like -- [ applause ] and like nira, i take this personally. i'm only here because this country educated my grandfather on the g.i. bill. when my father left and my mom hit hard times trying to raise my sister and me going to school, this country helped make sure we didn't go hungry. when michelle, the daughter of a shift worker at a water plant and a secretary, wanted to go to college just like me, this country helped us afford it until we could pay it back. so it drives me as a grandson, a son, a father, as an american, to make sure that every striving,heart hard-working, optimistic kid in americ
and because even with strengthened that safety net and extended pro-work and pro-family tax credits, a recent study found that the poverty rate has fallen by 40% since the 1960s. and these endeavors didn't just make us a better country. they reaffirmed we're a great country. so we can make a difference on this. in fact, that's our generation's task, to rebuild america's economic and civic foundation to continue the expansion of an opportunity for this generation and the next generation. and...
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also, our special series this week of a users guide to taxes. important information on what to do now before the new tax year begins. and what not to buy. we are breaking down the list of children's toys to avoid. we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ann the mako. ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: we begin tonight with a rare
also, our special series this week of a users guide to taxes. important information on what to do now before the new tax year begins. and what not to buy. we are breaking down the list of children's toys to avoid. we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ann the mako. ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: we begin tonight with a rare
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the facts on the ground are that in recent years the gap between the premiums into payroll taxes going in is $300 billion. >> that is a cash flow deficit. we get 10,000 beneficiaries every day and the absence of general reform that allow people to get the care that they need and deserve and abby slover cost growth it will fall under its own financial weight. >> for the secretary to affirm, $500 billion that isn't really chump change in the big picture of health care costs. i am getting comments from constituents in the district who medicare advantage folks now their benefits are being reduced. they are losing access to their preferred physicians. this is under the current system now. my question is how much worse can this get for my seniors who opt out for medicare advantage? again if the strategy for controlling costs is a traditional one of just cutting the provider members and whether its doctors, hospitals, it will backfire. that approach without reform that gives you the prevention and coordination and the better care congress ends up having to put the money back in because you ha
the facts on the ground are that in recent years the gap between the premiums into payroll taxes going in is $300 billion. >> that is a cash flow deficit. we get 10,000 beneficiaries every day and the absence of general reform that allow people to get the care that they need and deserve and abby slover cost growth it will fall under its own financial weight. >> for the secretary to affirm, $500 billion that isn't really chump change in the big picture of health care costs. i am...
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let me start with a low-hanging fruit, tax benefits. the hope scholarship tax credit used to limit $120,000 in family income. that is the 80th percentile nationally. the obama administration which i worked 10 extended the higher education tax benefits for -- markedly and i think that is then a laudable accomplishment but it also increased the income level at which people can get an american opportunity tax credit formerly hope all the way up to $80,000 away from the 80th percentile to the 95th percentile. why are we providing tax benefits and that some $7 billion a year to folks in the top income quintile. why is it that mitt romney -- i have three, 529's but why can mitt romney get tax benefits attached to it when he is students need of pell grants? closer to an attack site but i think there are others in the committee's jurisdiction. >> that is an interesting concept and we may follow up with you. the other is financial incentives to borrowers that have ffel loans to get them to convert their debt to a direct loan on that basis. have
let me start with a low-hanging fruit, tax benefits. the hope scholarship tax credit used to limit $120,000 in family income. that is the 80th percentile nationally. the obama administration which i worked 10 extended the higher education tax benefits for -- markedly and i think that is then a laudable accomplishment but it also increased the income level at which people can get an american opportunity tax credit formerly hope all the way up to $80,000 away from the 80th percentile to the 95th...
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>> in a pure market, they would be no tax subsidies. but many of the resources to dig into the market have tax subsidies of one sort or another that are not taken into account in the market price. >> commissioner, sir. >> it will affect an open marketplace. having said that, i am concerned some of the nuclear facilities that have been closing i'd like you never tiring because the negative night time pricing is a concern for me because the long-term stability of these low fuel in our system is important. >> yeah, we need those. >> commissioner clark. >> i would agree for the reasons you've identified. obviously the decision for congress to make whether they will be ptc are not clearly does have a market distorting impact, especially in very wind rich parts of the country and at certain times of day at certain times of the year. >> one follow-up question for mr. krantz questioned about our reliability past year in congress. yes or no, that were not there still agree it is bad policy to trap companies between two regulators with different
>> in a pure market, they would be no tax subsidies. but many of the resources to dig into the market have tax subsidies of one sort or another that are not taken into account in the market price. >> commissioner, sir. >> it will affect an open marketplace. having said that, i am concerned some of the nuclear facilities that have been closing i'd like you never tiring because the negative night time pricing is a concern for me because the long-term stability of these low fuel...
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only thing they agree is taxes should be lower. if they try to do anything else they run into a freak out problem with the base. they need to try to be willing to let some of those voters go elsewhere or stay home or reach out to new people. until they do that -- >> they need to leech themselves. the republican party has failed in terms of creating a governing platform, the tea party has won in that the goalposts moved far to the right, broud bipartisan, budget talks, extending unemployment benefits is a democratic ask. i wonder what you think -- bernie sanders said to the "washington post," i don't wake up every morning saying oh, my goodness, i don't wake up every morning and say i want to be president. but if nobody is going to do it, i'll do it. there's talk about elizabeth warren, bill dallas i don't, if not more resurgent, ascend ant in the last years. >> one of the things that happens through the end of press tension administration politics gets broader and more imaginative and more hinged to the personalities that run it. b
only thing they agree is taxes should be lower. if they try to do anything else they run into a freak out problem with the base. they need to try to be willing to let some of those voters go elsewhere or stay home or reach out to new people. until they do that -- >> they need to leech themselves. the republican party has failed in terms of creating a governing platform, the tea party has won in that the goalposts moved far to the right, broud bipartisan, budget talks, extending...
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taxes will go up because the bill will be massive. they will force young people to buy in and employed people to pay more, period. they have to. >> penny? >> under the existing system we were paying for the young and healthy to get into a car wreck and go into the mrnl room. taxpayers were already paying for it. for them to have affordable health care at a base minimum of what the package could be, some of it could be $50. it will be able to lessen the burden. >> a young person would rather have catastrophic care with with a high deductible because odds are they aren't going to get sick at a young age. if they got cancer or this a car accident they would be covered. this doesn't give them the option. >> it does, if they sign up. >> no, it doesn't. >> if they sign up at the base level, yes. they are able to have catastrophic coverage. >> why are people losing coverage they like? it doesn't meet the, quote standards in the law. >> there is an improved standard. >> you have to take the plan -- >> you're making my point. lots of people ga
taxes will go up because the bill will be massive. they will force young people to buy in and employed people to pay more, period. they have to. >> penny? >> under the existing system we were paying for the young and healthy to get into a car wreck and go into the mrnl room. taxpayers were already paying for it. for them to have affordable health care at a base minimum of what the package could be, some of it could be $50. it will be able to lessen the burden. >> a young...
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taxes, raise the cost for everybody else. if you just track down deadbeat taxpayers, people hiding their money overseas, you could actually cover the cost. so, our plan pays for one year of unemployment compensation. downg the government set to shutdown, this economy lost unnecessary,or an shameful action. the cost of providing compensation for the next year, 24 billion dollars. we do pay for it. theay for it by making sure deadbeats and people trying to hide their money pay their share of taxes. >> you seem to have an array of questions. turn to ourto ranking member on the appropriations committee for her .iew >> thank you, madam leader. i will just mention a few things. number one, it is very clear from chairman rogers and all of the 12 cardinals, chairs of the , theyriations committee have issued a statement. they have discussed the process more than once. they have made it clear they don't want to continue -- want a continuing resolution. they want to have a budget that is workable. i mention this because my colleague tal
taxes, raise the cost for everybody else. if you just track down deadbeat taxpayers, people hiding their money overseas, you could actually cover the cost. so, our plan pays for one year of unemployment compensation. downg the government set to shutdown, this economy lost unnecessary,or an shameful action. the cost of providing compensation for the next year, 24 billion dollars. we do pay for it. theay for it by making sure deadbeats and people trying to hide their money pay their share of...
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people, young people today, know that their concern is not the tax rate that they're going to pay as they get older. their concern is getting a job at all. and getting some relief from what wall street has engineered. this incredibly unfair debt burden. and it's no accident that the board of third way is comprised of wall street bankers and that the policies they are pushing are privatization of social security, lower taxes for the very, very rich, and no relief, no common sense relief, for example, like the proposal before congress now to allow students to refinance their student loan debt the same way homeowners refinance their mortgage. i mean, just common sense, reasonable policies for people who don't have a lot of money. and that's where millennials and gen xors are. >> john fugelsang, it seems we can now find the moderate republicans in the third way. >> well, i think you're right. and i'm always moderately shocked when moderate democrats say the party needs to be more moderate. i'm not a democrats but republicans do keep forcing me to vote for the party. and watching this is
people, young people today, know that their concern is not the tax rate that they're going to pay as they get older. their concern is getting a job at all. and getting some relief from what wall street has engineered. this incredibly unfair debt burden. and it's no accident that the board of third way is comprised of wall street bankers and that the policies they are pushing are privatization of social security, lower taxes for the very, very rich, and no relief, no common sense relief, for...
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interest rates would be to have a government who believed in more borrowing, more spending, and more taxing. that is what would drive up interest rates, that is what would hit the cost of living and that is what every family in this country should dread. >> order. >> you're been watching prime minister's questions. question time airs on c-span2 every wednesday. again on sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can watch anytime at c- span.org. >> a conversation with supreme court justice elena kagan about the inner workings of the supreme court. after that, a discussion of the constitution and the rule of justice with supreme court justice clarence thomas. then, the future of the republican party is seen by strategist anna navarro. >> next, supreme court justice elena kagan discussing the working of the u.s. supreme court at the university of alabama law school. >> i'm having to get used to that title. we appreciate your service in this role. i join inand welcoming justice kagan to the university of alabama. we are honored by your presence. i want to give you a few vital statistics
interest rates would be to have a government who believed in more borrowing, more spending, and more taxing. that is what would drive up interest rates, that is what would hit the cost of living and that is what every family in this country should dread. >> order. >> you're been watching prime minister's questions. question time airs on c-span2 every wednesday. again on sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can watch anytime at c- span.org. >> a conversation with...
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is the uk taxpayer funding a tax break for the transfer of stolen files a? >> you may not be fully with the tax laws, so i think we'll move on to our next question or. spent i don't think why you should move on. >> order, mr. ellis. mr. winnick. >> perhaps you're fortunate not to be in a moscow courtroom in the 1930s, mr. rusbridger. were you surprised at the amount of intelligence gathering which was revealed as result of what snowden gave to your newspaper and other media outlets? >> i think many people are staggered by the amount of speed you yourself, if i may interrupt. were you staggered and surprised? >> i was staggered. i think we all knew that the intelligence agencies collected a lot of data, and people are still trying to make out as though nothing has changed in the last 15 years since the laws were passed. we have a lot of analog laws that deal with the digital world. i think the last series law that was passed about any of this matter was 2000, which was at a time when facebook hadn't been invented and when google+ to doing its initial funding
is the uk taxpayer funding a tax break for the transfer of stolen files a? >> you may not be fully with the tax laws, so i think we'll move on to our next question or. spent i don't think why you should move on. >> order, mr. ellis. mr. winnick. >> perhaps you're fortunate not to be in a moscow courtroom in the 1930s, mr. rusbridger. were you surprised at the amount of intelligence gathering which was revealed as result of what snowden gave to your newspaper and other media...
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your tax cheat if you are not paying your sales taxes. and people are paying big bucks for sports memorabilia. from the ballfield may be. people pay money for anything. that is what they are paying for a barrel of oil. [ male announcer ] how can power consumption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 70% of our mutual funds beat their0-year lipper average t. rowe price. invest with confidence. with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. daymac new home sales surging in october taking home builder stocks with them. nicole petallides is at the stock exchange. >> helped to bring them off of the lows of the day, they are not far off of the unchanged line but the new home sales numbers came in and beat the street expectations with a rise of 20.4% to 440,000 beating the estimate of 426,000. of up arr
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." >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," the days may be numbered for tax-free web shopping. and why you want to check your lottery tickets. wendy gillette has more. >> good morning, anne-marie. the cost of online shopping may be headed up as more states could start collecting sales taxes on internet purchases. this after the supreme court refused to get involved in state efforts to force online retailers to collect sales taxes from their customers. the case involved a lower court ruling in new york. it ruled that websites like amazon and overstock must pay sales tax the same way in-state businesses do. the supreme court decision came on what appears to be the busiest online shopping day of the year, cyber monday. early indications are that online sales yesterday were up 17.5% from last year. mobile devices accounted for nearly a third of all online shopping. >>> stocks in asia finished mostly lower amid key reports in the u.s. hong kong's hang seng's lost 0.5%. tokyo's nikkei gained 0.5% to its highest close in six years thanks to a weekend yen. the dow jones lost 77 points
." >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," the days may be numbered for tax-free web shopping. and why you want to check your lottery tickets. wendy gillette has more. >> good morning, anne-marie. the cost of online shopping may be headed up as more states could start collecting sales taxes on internet purchases. this after the supreme court refused to get involved in state efforts to force online retailers to collect sales taxes from their customers. the case involved a...
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they passed a tax increase with the president, but in general not a lot moving. things are going to move on and they are looking and talking about hillary clinton and what's going to happen then in 2017 as if he's a lame duck already. >> that doesn't help. this quote is like -- the problem the president has is that perception among democrats in washington that he's already a lame duck. that's what the quote screams. >> you have to separate out what goes on here. the thinking of people here and the calculations and all that. with the rest of the country. >> but i think what happened this year is that it has infected the culture of the political class who are watching the president. i think that turning that around, even if the health care law, the website begins to work better and there were further signs of improvement. it's a larger problem than bouncing back. >> the bigger issue this year is one of the things about this idea that politics, both parties are a mess. both parties. the president is a mess. the alternative seems like the unexpected in 2014 will be h
they passed a tax increase with the president, but in general not a lot moving. things are going to move on and they are looking and talking about hillary clinton and what's going to happen then in 2017 as if he's a lame duck already. >> that doesn't help. this quote is like -- the problem the president has is that perception among democrats in washington that he's already a lame duck. that's what the quote screams. >> you have to separate out what goes on here. the thinking of...
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they have the general services tax, the value added tax. the price elasticity on a can of soda as very small. price elasticity is how much of a change in consumption you will see with the one percent change in price. it does not change much. a 10% price increase only increases consumption by 2%. that is not very good. that is what we talk about -- a penny an ounce. existing taxes on soda so far have not resulted in soda consumption. at 3%. this fits this. soda taxes, are they for programs or to reduce consumption? if they are for programs and not consumption, do you know what will happen? soda companies will say, it did not work. worse yet, some unscrupulous politician will take the money and use it for general funds or personal funds and that is what everybody is worried about because that is what we have seen already with tobacco. large taxes are necessary to reduce consumption. the rand corporation says we need a 36% tax to effectuate a 25% reduction in consumption. we need to double the price of a can of soda. do you think anybody is re
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i don't know where you are going to find the money except for the tax payer's pockets. >> just a few days after getting busted stealing a fan's seat at the buffalo bill's game in toronto he took an opportunity to weigh in on the washington redskins and their controversial name. >> why don't we look at the cleveland indians what do we call them next the cleveland aboriginals? it has been around for years and years. if they were offended when the name was first initiated when you started playing. how long have the skins have the name for? how long have the chiefs had the name for or cleveland indians had the name for years and years. all of a sudden the politically correct people have to come out now. i think everything is fine and i would just stick with the name. >> new details about an american teacher gunned down in the streets of benghazi. ronny smith taught chemistry at the benghazi school for over a year. he was days away from returning to the u.s. to be with his wife and child over christmas. he was shot while he was jogging by someone in a black suv near the u.s. consulate whe
i don't know where you are going to find the money except for the tax payer's pockets. >> just a few days after getting busted stealing a fan's seat at the buffalo bill's game in toronto he took an opportunity to weigh in on the washington redskins and their controversial name. >> why don't we look at the cleveland indians what do we call them next the cleveland aboriginals? it has been around for years and years. if they were offended when the name was first initiated when you...
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taxing political contributions. again, not in the law. political speech disclosures for federal contractors. the deepwater drilling ban. mr. holder's attempt to reform criminal justice by selectively enforcing our laws. the, mr. obama unilaterally ignoring immigration laws in many cases. recess appointments. "fast & furious" where, were unconstitutional efforts there to walk guns. unconstitutional wiretaps of the ap. the irs scandal, one of the more egregious ones as the gentleman mentioned, subverts the entire political process. and of course obamacare which i'll touch on in a moment. but all of these are examples where this president, in the words of my friends on the left, has, as exercised prosecutorial discretion. that's the word. presidential pardon powers but i think they're more along the lines of professor turley said. these are, could be considered royal prerogatives. if my history is right, that's what we had the little unpleasantness with great britain about and, so the subject here is of profound significance. and i would sug
taxing political contributions. again, not in the law. political speech disclosures for federal contractors. the deepwater drilling ban. mr. holder's attempt to reform criminal justice by selectively enforcing our laws. the, mr. obama unilaterally ignoring immigration laws in many cases. recess appointments. "fast & furious" where, were unconstitutional efforts there to walk guns. unconstitutional wiretaps of the ap. the irs scandal, one of the more egregious ones as the gentleman...
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the tax is a federal tax. it is important to account for it separately since we have a dedicated payroll tax for that purpose. balancing should be -- ideally it would be good if we could say social security was completely off budget. and technically speaking it is off budget. it is money that comes into the treasury and the benefits go out. it is not as if beneficiaries -- we talk about the payroll tax being insufficient to cover benefits, which it is right now. the program is running a deficit. able toecurity is receive sufficient funding by cashing in the bonds it has in that is anund, but expense to the treasury which has to come up with the money to cover those bond payments into social security. the bottom line is it is part of the federal budget. we have not privatized the system. the money is accounted for separately. the government is not going to default on the money it owes to social security or to the medicare part a trust fund. host: bob is on our line for and dependents. -- for independents. calle
the tax is a federal tax. it is important to account for it separately since we have a dedicated payroll tax for that purpose. balancing should be -- ideally it would be good if we could say social security was completely off budget. and technically speaking it is off budget. it is money that comes into the treasury and the benefits go out. it is not as if beneficiaries -- we talk about the payroll tax being insufficient to cover benefits, which it is right now. the program is running a...
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the federal gas tax -- let's talk about one tax. the federal gas tax. it goes to the highway trust fund. it hasn't gone up in 20 years. but the cost of road repair and road construction has gone up 55%. >> you don't think a lot more people would drive? >> i think that the gas tax -- >> you think just because it hasn't been touched for 20 years -- >> it is declining revenue source because our cars are more fuel efficient -- >> what about -- >> that's not what we're talking about, we're talking about e thing -- >> no, no, no, that's part of it -- >> you need more money, you have other resource, why to you need more money? >> you do need more because since 2008, the general fund has contributed $41 billion to the federal highway trust fund. you're asking people, you're basically -- drivers are not paying their way -- >> wait, let me just finish one thing -- >> wait, let me -- >> i pay 12 bucks a day. i'm not using up -- >> you don't know that for a fact. we are not paying -- >> so you are for what this congressman -- you're agreeing with a guy who has a bi
the federal gas tax -- let's talk about one tax. the federal gas tax. it goes to the highway trust fund. it hasn't gone up in 20 years. but the cost of road repair and road construction has gone up 55%. >> you don't think a lot more people would drive? >> i think that the gas tax -- >> you think just because it hasn't been touched for 20 years -- >> it is declining revenue source because our cars are more fuel efficient -- >> what about -- >> that's not what...
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don't forget how we pay for those benefits through payroll taxes. how crazy is this program? pretax employers for hiring them and pay people not to work? is one of the craziest programs. >> i think there is some truth to your argument that may come as a surprise but there are also factors to be weighed wiped out in the last recession so it is hard to find suitable employment. >> gives the economy and adapt. >> sometimes you need more time to do that and that is why you get more time. >> died nine weeks? , 99 weeks? jedi that should do it if you cannot block did you go work at mcdonald's sadek but they're not be anymore because we will raise the battle waged. [laughter] dennis: it is set to stop talking but i could be a lot of a job here soon. nice job today. what you see it? the question of that i should the government extend unemployment benefits even if that adds to of employment? log on and we will shut -- share the results at the end of the show. more examples of past government god too far? have the problems plaguy obamacare and the white house said they fixed it but can
don't forget how we pay for those benefits through payroll taxes. how crazy is this program? pretax employers for hiring them and pay people not to work? is one of the craziest programs. >> i think there is some truth to your argument that may come as a surprise but there are also factors to be weighed wiped out in the last recession so it is hard to find suitable employment. >> gives the economy and adapt. >> sometimes you need more time to do that and that is why you get...
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unincorporated area home to a fifth of the residents, it would control and run schools with its own tax residence. >> it's not about starting a city, it's about education. >> it's about 100% total about education. we came into this saying we want to take accountability for the schools in our area >> critics say st george would take more than accountability. the break-up could cost the city at large $53 million - 20% of its budget and would segregate the city. baton rouge is majority black. st george would be a majority white at a 3:1 ratio. >> now we would have white kids going to school over here on this end of the parish. white kids going to school on the ordinary end of the parish and in the middle the black kids. >> there's an income disparity. residents in baton rouge earn $58,000. residents in st george make 90,000. >> we have to go back to where we are segregating ourselves. i don't see it as a win. >> it's not a trend. both the white and black middle class have been fleeing baton rouge in search of new schools. those breaking away say it's not about race, but education. >> this
unincorporated area home to a fifth of the residents, it would control and run schools with its own tax residence. >> it's not about starting a city, it's about education. >> it's about 100% total about education. we came into this saying we want to take accountability for the schools in our area >> critics say st george would take more than accountability. the break-up could cost the city at large $53 million - 20% of its budget and would segregate the city. baton rouge is...
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. >> the united states supreme court is staying out of state internet sales taxes. today the justices rejected an appeal regarding a new york law that requires companies to collect state taxes. amazon and overstock.com fought back and instead they brought broader federal legislation to collect from online retailers $1 million from south of state bills. the bill passed the united states senate but remained stuck in the house of representatives. that is even a bigger problem for the company given that there will not be any relief at the supreme court. two months and 400 software bugs later the obama administration said the self-imposed deadline for fixes healthcare.gov has been met for the most part. but it's the glitches that some cannot see that has consumers worried. >>> and trading your money in your 401k. some analysts believe it's a great way to increase your nest egg. others say its gambling with your golden years. it's "real money." stay tune. (vo) al jazeera america we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on
. >> the united states supreme court is staying out of state internet sales taxes. today the justices rejected an appeal regarding a new york law that requires companies to collect state taxes. amazon and overstock.com fought back and instead they brought broader federal legislation to collect from online retailers $1 million from south of state bills. the bill passed the united states senate but remained stuck in the house of representatives. that is even a bigger problem for the company...
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it seems to me that he has the authority to amend the taxes which the affordable healthcare tax is according to the supreme court what is to prevent him from just amending the any tax to his liking. mr. turley weigh in on this if you would. >> i have to agree first of all oon the remark about article on, as i said before it is true that they are all equal branches, but the framers spent most of their time on congress because it is something harder than the madisonian system. it's where the magic happens and that is to take those interests that the strike countries and turned them into a majoritarian compromise. when we get to the issue of taxes, that is one of the most divisive issues facing the country. so when someone comes before the congress and says i want my group to be excluded, it obviously produces a great deal of heat. some people say how about my group, how long should this apply? it is the most divisive issue raised in congress and that is why it was given to the congress so that type of issue would be subject to the transformative process of the legislation. >> so do you belief
it seems to me that he has the authority to amend the taxes which the affordable healthcare tax is according to the supreme court what is to prevent him from just amending the any tax to his liking. mr. turley weigh in on this if you would. >> i have to agree first of all oon the remark about article on, as i said before it is true that they are all equal branches, but the framers spent most of their time on congress because it is something harder than the madisonian system. it's where...
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one thing about that is capitol gains taxes, taxed at a lower rate. and also if you look at wall street, and what's happening, in the dough jones and the s&p 500, you will see a lot of those returns are doing incredibly well. >> is there one thing that people at the middle income, or low income levels can do to dig themselves out? >> that's a great question. we focus on the individual, the one thing we really believe is that individuals have a tremendous power, to change their financial futures. if they just follow certain steps. everyone has a different story, things like living within their means. things that are much easier said than done, a lot of folks when there's a wide income gap, they will do a lot of things that they probably shouldn't. take out that second mortgage, put the pool in the backyard when you can't afford it. buy the bigger home when you can't afford it. there are so many things you can do for a specific individual, i suggest going to places like bank rate.com, where we have a lot of advisors, analyst, ways to help people. >> chr
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and that's a good deal for them despite new taxes and regulations. so a lot of division in washington, a lot of back and forth. that's just part of life here. but certainly the insurance industry will benefit. >> doesn't fact the vast majority of white house get our health insurance appance from our employers, but other people are not affect -- for everybody else, go out and check it out yourself. don't listen to the narrative on either side. find out how it affects you and your family. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> the los angeles county coroner's office reports it will soon release the results of an autopsy on actor paul walker. in fact we could get it as early as today. paul walker died saturday when a porsche in which he was riding crashed into a tree in los angeles and burst into name investigators have said all along that speed was indeed a factor. medical examiners say paul walker runs body, along with the driver's body, are unidentifiable. they're reportedly waiting for paul walker's dental records to normally identify his remains. >>
and that's a good deal for them despite new taxes and regulations. so a lot of division in washington, a lot of back and forth. that's just part of life here. but certainly the insurance industry will benefit. >> doesn't fact the vast majority of white house get our health insurance appance from our employers, but other people are not affect -- for everybody else, go out and check it out yourself. don't listen to the narrative on either side. find out how it affects you and your family....
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the election of harding basically two things he had to slogans one was lower taxes top tax rate was ninety one percent he lowered it to twenty five percent nineteen twenty want to since he was elected and his slogan more more business in government less government in business in other words outsource and deregulate and some familiar this these two things which he put into place nine hundred twenty one kicked off the roaring twenty's the bubble of the word twenty's which led to the crash of twenty nine so we learned so we get really stupid there for a period of time we learned from that night from from really nine hundred thirty two until the one nine hundred eighty s. and by the time the one nine hundred eighty s. came along sixty years down the road more or less time that came along and the only people who you know like it phil gramm had proposed gramm which bliley right you know to and glass steagall if you propose that back in the fifty's or the sixty's or even the early seventy's there were still people in congress who remembered the crash and the big o. and your crazy but instead made
the election of harding basically two things he had to slogans one was lower taxes top tax rate was ninety one percent he lowered it to twenty five percent nineteen twenty want to since he was elected and his slogan more more business in government less government in business in other words outsource and deregulate and some familiar this these two things which he put into place nine hundred twenty one kicked off the roaring twenty's the bubble of the word twenty's which led to the crash of...
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the election of harding basically two things he had to slogans one was lower taxes top tax rate was ninety one percent he lowered it to twenty five percent nineteen twenty want to since he was elected and his slogan more more business in government less government in business in other words outsource and deregulate and some familiar this these two things which he put into place nine hundred twenty one kicked off the roaring twenty's the bubble of the word twenty's which led to the crash of twenty nine so we learned so we get really stupid there for a period of time we learned from that night from really nine hundred thirty two until the one nine hundred eighty s. and by the time the one nine hundred eighty s. came along sixty years down the road more or less time that came along and the only people who you know like it phil gramm had proposed gramm leach bliley right you know to and glass steagall if you propose that back in the fifty's or the sixty's or even the early seventy's there were still people in congress who remembered the crash and the go on your crazy but instead made you know
the election of harding basically two things he had to slogans one was lower taxes top tax rate was ninety one percent he lowered it to twenty five percent nineteen twenty want to since he was elected and his slogan more more business in government less government in business in other words outsource and deregulate and some familiar this these two things which he put into place nine hundred twenty one kicked off the roaring twenty's the bubble of the word twenty's which led to the crash of...
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of our economy and we take tax revenues from those people to help people throughout the entire rest of spectrum. >> we billionaires are new york city. whereas new york is yankee stadium with the best seats bought up by bankers who don't even use them. new york is the statue of liberty. closed for a private event. >> jon: that was closed because of hurricane sandy. >> that's what they told you because you were not invited. >> jon: what was the event? >> i can't tell you but it was a secret sex party with masks. i don't know who i was having sex with a woman who looked like sumner redstone with a mask on p. the point is he is going to turn this city into a living hell. >> jon: he's not. all he is doing is adding a half percent tax increase on wealthier residents for pre,-k. >> a living hell. new yorkers traveling underground packed together in urine scented sub terrainan sewage trolleys and line up to eat wet tubes of meat dispensed from soviet era metal carts. ew. >> jon: i think you are describing how most people in new york live right now. [ laughter ] >> what about crime, jon? are
of our economy and we take tax revenues from those people to help people throughout the entire rest of spectrum. >> we billionaires are new york city. whereas new york is yankee stadium with the best seats bought up by bankers who don't even use them. new york is the statue of liberty. closed for a private event. >> jon: that was closed because of hurricane sandy. >> that's what they told you because you were not invited. >> jon: what was the event? >> i can't tell...
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are not willing to cut medicaid, and republicans are not willing to do tax hikes. paul ryan and patty murray basically decided that they were not going to go after the sacred cow of the other party. they were just going to it something that was possible, and they decided by looking at all these failed attempts in the past, we will not go there. we will do something that is much smaller, but doable. host: we are talking with ian swanson. there will still be a big budget debate in early 2014. what does that look like? will: one thing this deal not do is it will not raise the debt ceiling. at some point exterior they will have to do that. it is a legal -- little difficult to forecast when it will be, in part because the economy is starting to behave more strongly and as a result that extends the time in which the treasury department can do things. they call them extraordinary measures, to prevent hungers from having to raise the debt ceiling. at some point in time congress will have to do that. the earliest is february, but much more likely that it is sometime close t
are not willing to cut medicaid, and republicans are not willing to do tax hikes. paul ryan and patty murray basically decided that they were not going to go after the sacred cow of the other party. they were just going to it something that was possible, and they decided by looking at all these failed attempts in the past, we will not go there. we will do something that is much smaller, but doable. host: we are talking with ian swanson. there will still be a big budget debate in early 2014....
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the high court is leaving as-is a new york law that forces amazon to collect sales tax from shoppers in the big apple. around the globe-- authorities are cracking down on counterfeit goods sold online. on the heels of cyber monday, 690 websites in the u.s. and overseas have been shutdown or redirected. authorities say scammers are taking advantage of the boom in online holiday shopping by selling fake merchandise. most sites that were shutdown sold items including headphones, sports jerseys, grooming products, shoes and electronics. the healthcare dot gov website has met the obama administration's self-imposed deadline for improvements -- that's latest word from the white house. kathleen sebellius, the secretary of health and human services, cautions users will still encounter problems during the next several months as repairs continue. by the numbers...the white house says the troubled site is now working 90% of the time --compared to 43% in october. 375-thousand people visited the site by noon monday. the president says the site it prepared to sign up 800,000 people per day. it can
the high court is leaving as-is a new york law that forces amazon to collect sales tax from shoppers in the big apple. around the globe-- authorities are cracking down on counterfeit goods sold online. on the heels of cyber monday, 690 websites in the u.s. and overseas have been shutdown or redirected. authorities say scammers are taking advantage of the boom in online holiday shopping by selling fake merchandise. most sites that were shutdown sold items including headphones, sports jerseys,...
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people who are here -- this is a tax. he cannot change tax laws. i wish she would bring that truck driver agreement and when he signed it into law and throughat up immigration and stuff like that. give the american people a voice. the house judiciary committee held a hearing recovered -- we about the president and executive power, republicans siding that he change the health power andy executive that he has done the same on other issues. that,'re interested in you can go to our website c- span.org and you can see it there. we covered that hearing yesterday. that policyying differences don't constitute a constitutional crisis. that was their opinion of yesterday's hearing. in ohio.to ed republican. caller: good morning. of course people should be fired. from the head of the fish to the bottom. there is a pattern in this whole administration. it is nonstop. denial, denial, deny -- they are --yal to ridiculously that would be the last person he would fire. people keep forgetting all of these little things they slipped in. he is very bright. he came in
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to set some spending so we can have regular order, to change some of the sequester , and no big, new taxes. no big changes in entitlements. --s that just sound like does that gist semi-something the president can work with? >> you need to see the specifics. the democrats are pretty unified in terms of the things that are most important. one of the most important things , which will be a framing concept of what you accept, we of the at this stage economic recovery, we are recovering. we are getting there. we want to have this agreement be a part of what can further support economic growth and job creation. sequester, replace which are cuts to discretionary , replace that with longer-term issues. we maintain deficit reduction in , but for right now, what we need now is a little more that. that is one of the most important parameters. >> one of your most important priorities is -- >> replacement of the sequester. cuts across the board. the sequester was a tool that was put in lace -- it was a threat. -- put in place. it was a threat. we are in a situation where both republicans and democrats
to set some spending so we can have regular order, to change some of the sequester , and no big, new taxes. no big changes in entitlements. --s that just sound like does that gist semi-something the president can work with? >> you need to see the specifics. the democrats are pretty unified in terms of the things that are most important. one of the most important things , which will be a framing concept of what you accept, we of the at this stage economic recovery, we are recovering. we...
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if you live in those states with sales taxes, you will have to pay the very same taxes as you would in one of those brick and mortar stores. much more is still ahead and we will take a look at the global hotspots ignored by the obama administration and the national media. relution breaking out entirely. but what does the dtor and say? what does mr. obama say? and the president trying to keep congress from passing new sanctions against ran. we will be joined by ralph peters in k.t. mcfarland with the analysis. we will await results from cybermonday. jen rogers joins us to tell us what it means for the to be american economy and the global onomy as well. we are coming right back. the obama administration touting dramatic improvements out of healthcare.gov, and that is not what we are finding. we will be talking with the former director, tom scully, on what is really going on withtÑ lou: our first guest is here to serve at least partly as a tutor for you will end me. he says that obamacare is the biggest middle-class entitlement ever conceived and he says beyond the flawed website, we ne
if you live in those states with sales taxes, you will have to pay the very same taxes as you would in one of those brick and mortar stores. much more is still ahead and we will take a look at the global hotspots ignored by the obama administration and the national media. relution breaking out entirely. but what does the dtor and say? what does mr. obama say? and the president trying to keep congress from passing new sanctions against ran. we will be joined by ralph peters in k.t. mcfarland...
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. >> a decision that will not rule on state internet sales taxes. what does it mean for your shopping. >> yesterday may have been the last cyber monday without sales tax. a setback for on-line retailers and consumers may be here. it will allow them to collect even if they have no physical presence in the state. it it required them to collect tax on new yorker's on-line purchases. but by refusing it they sent it to a dozen states with similar laws. it is estimated the state lost $23 billion in uncollected taxes last year. we clicked and shopped until we dropped yesterday. i did some shopping i hope you did, too. early indications show on-line sales were up at least 19 percent on cyber monday compared to last year. a third of us had phones and tablets. retailers are hoping that on-line sales can save christmas at this point. web sales projected to climb 15 percent to more than $80 billion. olive garden may be finding more success in the american roots than italian ones. the restaurant chain is serving a burger called the italian no it is topped withed
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one is income tax for those that live in city. those that live outside and work in the city and then property tax. we got hit with a per ferkt storm when you consider the mortgage debacle and we got hit with the manufacturing layoffs and the like. people said oh, my god. it cost over $100 to fill up the suvs. automobile manufacturers started laying people off. one out of every si jobs were related to the automobile industry before this happened. people were work overtime and the like. when the crisis hit and people couldn't work overtime and a lot of people got laid off pup. >> it's a numbers game. do you think stroit detroit will be fixed a year from now, five years from now, a decade from now? >> absolutely. you can't come downtown today and find a lost apartment or condo that you can lease, buy or rent. you cannot go to a parking garage in downtown and lease a space for your automobile. it's full. people are investing. businesses are coming back, and city will be coming back. when the emergency financial manager is through. he'
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we have a cook county tax, city tax, an epa tax and a variable state tax that is as high as the price of gasoline goes, the higher the price of the taxes. you have to put a stop to the madness and just raising raisine federal tax, it's going to kick consumers in the teeth who are already struggling from higher healthcare cos, uncertain job market, and now late rates the gas taxes. nothing that hurts the american consumer more than higher gas taxes. i'm the first guy who hears about it when tax goes up. >> let's find out where it went and if it's not enough, we can allocate every penny. have at it. but it's wrong. >> thank you very much. again, folks, this comes down to -- take it from the geeks here at fox. money in and money out. we're getting a lot of money coming into the country, a lot of it from all sorts of folks, including you. so the problem is not all the money coming in, it's all the money going out. this is endem nick of what is wrong in the country. we're big on proposing more money to throw at problems but never looking at the money we have already thrown at that problem.
we have a cook county tax, city tax, an epa tax and a variable state tax that is as high as the price of gasoline goes, the higher the price of the taxes. you have to put a stop to the madness and just raising raisine federal tax, it's going to kick consumers in the teeth who are already struggling from higher healthcare cos, uncertain job market, and now late rates the gas taxes. nothing that hurts the american consumer more than higher gas taxes. i'm the first guy who hears about it when tax...
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the arctics to any particular well, and then the longer term trend like the tax code. but the immediate cycle right know, you see low quality job creation in the early faces of the cycle. that's endemic. the reason for that is it was the low quality jobs that tended to be shed during the that time. >> we've really seen manufacturing jobs which are really strong middle class jobs that can get you i in better houses. we have better health workers. can we sustain with these service oriented jobs as opposed to more valuable jobs? >> the economy has shifted gears, and the gdp is stabilizing. this weaker policy engineer by the fed. >> this is a productivity issue because manufacturing dollar value increases. it's manufacturing worker and manufactures more than it did in 1979. >> absolutely. there has been productivity increase, but what we see in the cycle may seem counter institute i have. productivity has stalled. it is 5. you may think that's bad news for the economy. over the long run that's true but in first lo but low productivity growth is an omen. >> good to see you.
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